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I was wondering should the dates on packing list and commercial invoice be after the "On Board" date of BL? The LC is silent on this. What is the standard practice? I have been adviced it should be after the BL Date, but what is the logic behind this?

Logically, documents could be dated after shipment date since in all likelihood, they could be prepared after the beneficiary ships the goods. But definitely no later than the presentation date, as documents cannot possibly be dated or prepared after the date of presenting these documents.

Nothing has been mentioned under UCP for packing list so we will count as per condition stated in the DC and accept packing list if it is as per DC..
And as per Article 18 invoice need not to be dated...

I was wondering should the dates on packing list and commercial invoice be after the "On Board" date of BL? The LC is silent on this. What is the standard practice? I have been adviced it should be after the BL Date, but what is the logic behind this?